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To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

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Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
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Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵艹口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
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Grammar detail: ことができる

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ことができる - can do

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ことができる

or the more polite

ことができます

expresses the idea that you are able to do something.

を

すことができますか。
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This construction is essentially the same as the potential form of a verb. This construction is often taught before the potential because it is simpler to use - just add ことができる to the dictionary form of any verb.

ことができる form	verb potential form	meaning
い行くことができる	い行ける	I can go
た食べることができます	た食べられます	I can eat (it)

Although most native speakers consider the expressions equivalent, some describe a subtle difference between the two forms (see the link below for a discussion).

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See also:

verb potential form - ability to do

More information / references

https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2689/ことができる-versus-vえる-form ⇗

Kanji used in this grammar

行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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食

ショクジキ food たべる to eat くう to eat

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

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本

ホン book もと origin

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語

ゴかたる to talk, relate かたらう to talk together, chat

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話

ワはなす to talk はなし talking

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